Bean Pot Pond Fishing Guide, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Out in Somerset County, Maine, sits Bean Pot Pond. It lies 1,339 feet above sea level. It measures about 54 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.2 miles in total. Some 34 miles away sits Linière, the nearest settlement. For a city, Lévis is 87 miles off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bean Pot Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Somerset County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The near bank of Bean Pot Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 64°F and January reads 9°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Bean Pot Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Mule Pond is 2.2 miles off. Rules at Bean Pot Pond are worth checking on the day.